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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Exhibition game scheduled vs. Cuban National Team in Havana in first MLB club visit to nation since 1999 — PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Rays are headed south to Cuba to play the Cuban National Team this spring. — After months of trying to get the details for the trip finalized …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays trip to Cuba for March 22 exhibition finally set — UPDATE, 5:59: The trip will cause some scheduling issues for the Rays, as they try to make sure their prep for the regular season is not disrupted. Each player will get $10,000 for going. — 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Stuart Sternberg: Corporate support key for new stadium — PORT CHARLOTTE — Rays officials have been hard at work since getting permission six weeks ago to look on both sides of the bay for a new stadium, conducting initial research, crunching numbers, meeting with civic and business leaders …
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Tampa Bay Times and DRaysBay
Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Tampa Bay Rays to Play in Havana During Obama Visit — HAVANA — The Tampa Bay Rays will become the first Major League Baseball franchise to play in Havana since 1999 when they face Cuba's national team in an exhibition this month coinciding with a historic visit by U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Aroldis Chapman Receives 30-Game Suspension — Newly-acquired Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has been hit with a thirty-game suspension arising out of an investigation into domestic violence allegations, Billy Witz of the New York Times reports (links to Twitter).
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Troy Tulowitzki still seething over Rockie exit from Denver — DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki still seethes recounting how it went down, and there are Colorado Rockies' executives he'd rather not speak with again. — “I'll never talk to him, never talk to those people,” Tulowitzki told USA TODAY Sports.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Troy Tulowitzki says he's done feeling bitter at the Rockies
Troy Tulowitzki says he's done feeling bitter at the Rockies
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Sources: Marlins reliever Carter Capps undergoes MRI on right elbow — The Marlins were looking at Capps as their possible closer — Capps has a history of elbow injuries — The Marlins managed to make it through spring training last season relatively unscathed in terms of serious injuries.
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CBSSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo Sports
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Tough road back for injured Hollands — CLEARWATER, Fla. - When his body failed him and his mind drained last summer, Mario Hollands went exploring. The Phillies reliever left his condo on Clearwater Beach and ventured to beaches at Indian Rocks and Madeira.
Baseball Prospectus:
Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects — The State of the System: This group is as good one-through-five as any in baseball. From there, it gets crazy volatile, but in a fun way? Is that a thing? — The Top Ten — Height/Weight: 6'4" 195 lbs. — Bats/Throws: L/L
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ESPN:
It may not be ‘tanking,’ but it'll soon be addressed at a bargaining table near you — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nobody uttered the magic word. Nobody ever did mouth the word “tanking” in Tony Clark's visit to the spring training camp of the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
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baseballmusings.com and FanGraphs Baseball
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
The inside story of how Ian Desmond ended up playing outfield for the Rangers — SURPRISE, Ariz. - They had no money or position to offer, but the Rangers put in a call to Ian Desmond's agent at the outset of the offseason just to let him know they liked the player and if his market completely fell apart …
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Ask BA: Who Are The Best No. 31 Prospects? — Have a question for Ask BA? Tweet it to J.J. (@jjcoop36) or email it to askba@baseballamerica.com. — You've produced the Prospect Handbook supplement for eight years now. Since you started the supplement, which No. 31 prospects have had the best careers?
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Over the Monster
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Moyer arrives at camp to work with pitchers — PEORIA, Ariz. — The Mariners will open Cactus League play on Wednesday against the Padres with one notable absence, as designated hitter and right fielder Nelson Cruz will be sidelined temporarily due to a sore left knee.
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